Help Pregnant Women With Appropriate Opioid Use

November 2017

You'll hear growing concerns about opioid use in pregnancy.

Opioids in early pregnancy are linked to neural tube defects.

And chronic opioid use in late pregnancy can lead to withdrawal in the newborn. This neonatal abstinence syndrome affects one baby born every 25 minutes and can lead to prolonged hospitalization.

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Help Pregnant Women With Appropriate Opioid Use

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